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Deka River: Matabeleland North’s river of pain

Deka River, a tributary of the Zambezi River, has been heavily polluted with metals, industrial pollutants released by local and…

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Zim women bear brunt of state sponsored violence

Nobuhle Ndlovu of Lobengula West and Siphiwe Ndlovu of Saucerstown were among four people in Bulawayo who filed an assault…

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Prioritise sexual health and education of adolescents with disabilities

When teenagers with disabilities seek sexual health reproductive services, they frequently hear, “You are disabled, why are you even having…

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Lack of protection for LGBTQI people worsens intimate partner violence

LISA*, a lesbian, was severely injured in 2019 after her lover attacked her with a bottle.  She needed a police…

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Climate change, migration and Covid-19 exacerbate child labour in Matabeleland

When Joel Mudimba’s family left Siansali, Binga in 2017, they had dreams for better fortunes in Bulawayo. Life in the…

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5 Miles Hospital remains a white elephant, Hwange residents travel to Zambia for medical care

By Calvin Manika The construction of 5 Miles Hospital in Hwange, five kilometres away from the mining town’s Central Business…

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Cowdray Park Blair toilet crisis: No solution 16 years on

To many, Blair toilets are a preserve of the rural folk, due to the absence of a proper sewer reticulation…

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Nine years later, devolution of power remains pie in the sky

While the central government and multilateral bodies insist that there is progress in the implementation of devolution of power, Civil…

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Mat’land census and voter figures: Are they really manipulated?

When the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) released its 2022 population and housing census preliminary report last month, there was…

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Controversy, hiccups mar Byo roads rehabilitation programme

MORE often Siphiwe Nyoni marvels at the headlines on local media on the government’s much vaunted drive to transform the…

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